Italian travel phrases
Don’t leave home without this free audio lesson on Italian travel phrases! How do you ask when the museum closes or where to find a supermarket? When does the bus leave? When will the train arrive? Essential Italian travel phrases to have a safe journey through Italy!
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How to pronounce Italian travel phrases
Here are some of the most common Italian travel phrases to get you started. Further on in this lesson we will look at the pronunciation of these and more Italian travel phrases.
- Quando è aperto il museo? - When is the museum open?
- Quando chiude il museo? - When does the museum close?
- Quando è aperto il supermercato? - When is the supermarket open?
- Quando è aperta la farmacia? - When is the pharmacy open?
- Quando parte l'autobus? - When does the bus leave?
- Quando parte il treno? - When does the train leave?
- Quando parte il volo? - When does the flight leave?
- Quando arriva l'autobus? - When does the bus arrive?
- Quando arriva il treno? - When does the train arrive?
- Quando arriva il volo? - When does the flight arrive?
Italian travel phrases using When...?
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Quando è aperto il museo?
When is the museum open?
Quando chiude il museo?
When does the museum close?
Quando è aperto il supermercato?
When is the supermarket open?
Quando è aperta la farmacia?
When is the pharmacy open?
Quando parte l'autobus?
When does the bus leave?
Quando parte il treno?
When does the train leave?
Quando parte il volo?
When does the flight leave?
Quando arriva l'autobus?
When does the bus arrive?
Quando arriva il treno?
When does the train arrive?
Quando arriva il volo?
When does the flight arrive?
Quando ci fermiamo?
When do we stop?
Quando facciamo una pausa?
When do we have a break?
Quando inizia il film?
When does the movie start?
Quando inizia il teatro?
When does the theater start?
Quando inizia la partita?
When does the game start?
Instead of "quando?" you can also use the expression "a che ora?" which literally means "at what time?".
Italian travel phrases using Where...?
One of the first questions you might want to ask when arriving in an unfamiliar city could be…
Dove posso trovare l'ufficio informazioni?
Where can I find the tourist information center?
Some smaller cities in Italian-speaking countries don't have tourist information centers. You might have to rely on asking the locals. Here are some useful questions you might need…
Dove posso trovare il museo?
Where can I find the museum?
Dove posso trovare la mostra d'arte?
Where can I find the art exhibition?
Dove posso trovare l'ufficio oggetti smarriti?
Where can I find the lost property office?
Dove posso trovare la stazione dei treni?
Where can I find the train station?
Dove posso trovare la fermata dell'autobus?
Where can I find the bus stop?
Dove posso trovare l'ospedale?
Where can I find the hospital?
Dove posso trovare un dottore?
Where can I find a doctor?
Dove posso trovare i bagni pubblici?
Where can I find public restrooms?
Dove posso trovare una banca?
Where can I find a bank?
Credit cards are not as widely accepted in Italy as they are in England or America for example, so you might have to exchange some money.
Dove posso cambiare dei soldi?
Where can I exchange money?
Dove posso trovare un ufficio di cambio?
Where can I find a money exchange counter?
Why not check out some more lessons on Italian phrases next?
- Here are some basic Italian phrases that you will find useful in many situations.
- Break the ice with these common sports phrases in Italian.
- This lesson has a bunch of useful Italian phrases that you can use in your next Italian conversation!
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Maria DiLorenzi and the Rocket Italian Team
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